Massive corruption unearthed in flouting of building and safety regulations

[webfact]

Massive corruption unearthed in flouting of building and safety regulations

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Manager reported that the Ministry Of the Interior was investigating massive corruption among sections of municipal councils nationwide.

 

This involved the wholesale flouting of planning, building and safety regulations. 

 

Chief among the suspects in the wrongdoing are staff in the engineering and finance departments of municipal councils throughout the country. 

 

In the ten year period from 2008 to 2017 the ministry was dealing with 377 cases some of which have been resolved and some that are still pending resolution. 

 

The malfeasance involves all manner of properties including many hotels.

 

It involves corruption associated with the falsification of documents regarding building, change of use and demolition. 

 

The violation of safety regulations and planning permission also figures in many other cases topping 1,000 nationwide. 

 

Source: Manager Online

 

 

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[geoffbezoz]

What ? simply astounded they have found massive corruption in local councils. Unbelievable !!! Should have been reported as "corruption of epic proportions surely" ?

[shady86]

No surprise. Money above everything else. Who cares?

[darksidedog]

1 minute ago, webfact said:

was investigating massive corruption among sections of municipal councils nationwide.

No major surprise there. I think everyone nationwide knows that the councils are corrupt. I mean, why should they be different from the cops, the politicians and everyone else who gets an opportunity to rake something off for themselves?

My only surprise it that it didn't take a tragedy like a condo block collapsing for this to be brought under inspection.

[Orton Rd]

They need to look at the Police corruption next, if they think this is massive I wonder how that would be described.

[toofarnorth]

You really wouldn't want to live down stream from a dam .

[Chazar]

2 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to look at the Police corruption next, if they think this is massive I wonder how that would be described.

Endemic?

[Oziex1]

2 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to look at the customs and Police corruption next, if they think this is massive I wonder how that would be described.

Thainess

[geoffbezoz]

2 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to look at the Police corruption next, if they think this is massive I wonder how that would be described.

In goes in the order of social status.   Small at the bottom but grossly sickening at the very top.

[Sonhia]

T.I.T!

 

So what is new?

[AlexRich]

They do it because everyone is doing it ... that's why it's difficult to stamp out corruption once it gets a grip.

[ezzra]

Should hell freezes over and i'll grow a thick bushy crop of hair tomorrow, i'll be not as surprise to read about a 'massive corruptions' in Thailand, this country runs and thrive of payola and backhands dealings, i dare say that if it stops, the economy will collapse...

[JAG]

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to look at the Police corruption next, if they think this is massive I wonder how that would be described.

Didn't some UN or similar NGO document describe them as the largest organised crime syndicate in the world?

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to look at the Police corruption next, if they think this is massive I wonder how that would be described.

Extremely profitable!

[kotsak]

To call it massive is an understatement. Massive is just entry-level.

[fishtank]

Thailand? Corruption? Surely not.

[Anythingleft?]

How do you unearth something that is so obviously not buried or hidden in any way....

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[Pattaya46]

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to look at the Police corruption next, if they think this is massive I wonder how that would be described.

How do you know that? You are one of those who tried to corrupted Police officers ? 

[Fex Bluse]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Massive corruption unearthed

All us Dumb Farang are shocked, stupefied even.

 

We could not have ever imagined this outcome.

[Dexlowe]

2 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

Should have been reported as "corruption of epic proportions surely" ?

Epidemic proportions, or pandemic if you think Thailand is the centre of the world.

 

1 hour ago, JAG said:

Didn't some UN or similar NGO document describe them as the largest organised crime syndicate in the world?

Interpol. And Somchai from Trang.

[alant]

shocked I am shocked...

[Fred white]

2 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to look at the Police corruption next, if they think this is massive I wonder how that would be described.

And then govt corruption from the top down

[Artisi]

Surely this is fake news, no Thai would ever do anything like compromise safety for a monetary consideration -- fake fake fake ….  

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, Anythingleft? said:

How do you unearth something that is so obviously not buried or hidden in any way....

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Correct, the correct word is "mentioned" 

[sammieuk1]

It will all be uncovered after the next major earthquake when half the country falls down????

[djayz]

Surprise, surprise... Who would've thought? 

[Puchaiyank]

I personally do not know or know of one Thai, male or female, that would not participate in some corrupt scheme to line their own pockets.

 

It is a cultural norm here...a right as a Thai citizen to game the system, farangs, and each other.   ????

[Bluespunk]

3 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

They need to look at the Police corruption next, if they think this is massive I wonder how that would be described.

I believe in the roles and responsibilities section of the job description it is viewed as an essential aspect of the job...

[toenail]

Pattaya City would be a gold mine for these guys. (Even we farangs  could give names of condos & hotels that were illegally  built.)  

[zydeco]

4 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

You really wouldn't want to live down stream from a dam .

But almost all of us do.